---
id: CVE-2026-14840
title: >-
  The YOP Poll WordPress plugin before 7.0.6 does not validate the connection's
  origin IP address and instead trusts client-controlled forwarding headers when
  enforcing its per-IP vote restriction, allowing unauthenticated attackers to
  byp…
summary: >-
  The YOP Poll WordPress plugin before 7.0.6 does not validate the connection's
  origin IP address and instead trusts client-controlled forwarding headers when
  enforcing its per-IP vote restriction, allowing unauthenticated attackers to
  byp…
severity: none
published: '2026-08-01'
updated: '2026-08-01'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14840'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/fc810ca2-3f27-414d-b94a-68842925b7c6/'
    label: contact@wpscan.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - exploit-available
epss: 0.00222
epssPercentile: 0.12972
ingestedAt: '2026-08-02T05:17:47.427Z'
exploits:
  github: 1
  githubRepos:
    - 'https://github.com/nullwhisper/CVE-2026-14840'
  checkedAt: '2026-09-24T07:52:58.102Z'
exploitAvailable: true
---

## Overview

The YOP Poll WordPress plugin before 7.0.6 does not validate the connection's origin IP address and instead trusts client-controlled forwarding headers when enforcing its per-IP vote restriction, allowing unauthenticated attackers to bypass the vote limit and cast unlimited votes on a public poll.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.